Shadowlink
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Holy crap! What an ending! What is the easiest way to wait for the year to pass? Damn it Gilligan!
Breaking Bad - Season 5, Part 1 - Sundays on AMC
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TheDarkKnight774
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great episode and great first half of the season. Oh i'm so jealous of the people who get to experience this show when its all done and don't have to wait for a year to see it all end.
I also think its fitting after so many close calls throughout the show where Hank almost stumbles on a clue that would tie him to the operation and Walt sneaks by (there was one even last week), in the end its a fluky discovery that clues him in on Walt.
To me that's more fun than the conventional route, like the burned inmate musters enough life to incriminate walt in front of the whole force.
By having Hank know and only Hank it opens things up for a lot more fun down the road. First off even though Hank has done nothing wrong he is SOOOO screwed. There's no way he's going to keep his job when its his own in-law who's the super mastermind. Politically the department won't trust Hank, think he was complicit, etc.
I also think its fitting after so many close calls throughout the show where Hank almost stumbles on a clue that would tie him to the operation and Walt sneaks by (there was one even last week), in the end its a fluky discovery that clues him in on Walt.
To me that's more fun than the conventional route, like the burned inmate musters enough life to incriminate walt in front of the whole force.
By having Hank know and only Hank it opens things up for a lot more fun down the road. First off even though Hank has done nothing wrong he is SOOOO screwed. There's no way he's going to keep his job when its his own in-law who's the super mastermind. Politically the department won't trust Hank, think he was complicit, etc.
I think it has to do with one of those contraptions that Wile E Coyote uses.
but wat is ww i men why henk find out and no him
i'm kidding, it seems like the people who post in here don't read it
Great episode. 2 fantastic montages. Now the long, long wait....
I'm just going to assume that Walt's cancer either came back in this episode or will sometime early into next season.
And Lydia oh sweet Lydia! Somehow she's still kicking. Not going to lie though - was kinda hoping Walt would hit that since his wife isn't giving him any.
I'm just going to assume that Walt's cancer either came back in this episode or will sometime early into next season.
And Lydia oh sweet Lydia! Somehow she's still kicking. Not going to lie though - was kinda hoping Walt would hit that since his wife isn't giving him any.
TheDarkKnight774
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I must say I'm such a sucker for montages.
Hell i'd watch a whole episode that was all just a string of montages. haha
Hell i'd watch a whole episode that was all just a string of montages. haha
MisterLuffy
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Awesome episode and I like the ending. It sucks we have to wait for a year for the second half of the season.
Not personally most of the time, and it lead to nothing. I don't consider that as "doing anything" in regards to fiction. It's about as jarring for me as if Walt Jr. or Marie suddenly became a major force. Not to say anything of Walt not disposing that book, too.
The show's still good, but increasingly frustrating. Seasonal ranking: 2 > 1 > 3 > 4 > 5.1
I see the DEA getting dirt on him and he flees before Hank can directly confront him on the issue. Or Lydia sends Madrigal hitmen and he talks in exchange for witness protection. Show ends with him confronting Madrigal goons, DEA show up, Hank kills Walt. Walt's dead body will carry the teddy bear/Gus motif.Let's think about it:
If Walt is alive and free 9 months from the moment Hank finds out about him; it means he'll probably die.
The consequences of Hank dying in Walt's hands can be catastrophic. Skyler will figure it out easily, so his family is one thing he'll be losing, at least.
I can't see a bright light in the end of the tunnel for Walt.
I really have a hard time believing that Seasons 3 or 4 of Mad Men could come close to what Breaking Bad achieved in those respective seasons.
Most likely Jesse...
Im starting to side with the people that think Hank will commit suicide
FrenchMovieTheme
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but how long before hank confronts walt. he obviously doesn't have enough proof right now
Infinite Justice
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Just can't get over that ending.
the "You got me", hank's look right after and the cut to the credits was fucking great.
Its funny how Madrigal is somewhat back in the picture again and we have a longer list of people who Walt could be fighting for and against with that machinegun
the "You got me", hank's look right after and the cut to the credits was fucking great.
Its funny how Madrigal is somewhat back in the picture again and we have a longer list of people who Walt could be fighting for and against with that machinegun
Yeah. At the beginning of this season I thought it was going to be ALL about Madrigal. I thought we'd be hearing a lot more German. I didn't think we'd be in this whole Vamonos Pest type of thing.
Yeah, she won't feel safe knowing Walt's brother in law is a DEA agent and investigating him. She'll make contact with Madrigal's version of the cousins/Mike/Gaff. If he makes a deal with the DEA she'll go after Jessie, the other loose end.
The conversation on the patio will be legendary. Hank will have to stay calm in the presence of a murderer just as Walt has in the midst of a DEA agent. The world will be upside down and GAF will love it.
Infinite Justice
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Especially since Walt claims he's out now.
She's gonna be seen as a loose end to Walt in her eyes again and might freak out and do something about it (maybe Todd and his cronies will help)
Dominican Power
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I think those Skinheads might come back to bite him in the ass too.
FrenchMovieTheme
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i would also like to bang lydia
Dominican Power
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Low key? Did you not see all those bodies dropping and the tons of money Walt and his people made?
akachan ningen
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He should tell hank that he found that book at a goodwill store. it's totally believable!
Mr. Blonde
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todd can cook and knows all the people by now, so id say that shes fine with walt being out
shadyspace
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Lydia IS magical.
This was the best Skyler episode in 2 1/2 seasons. She used logic and reasoning, and she appealed to Walt's love for his children, and lo and behold, he quit the business.
If Skyler had simply done this in Season 3 instead of flying off the handle and fucking Ted, the story could have ended happily.
If Skyler had simply done this in Season 3 instead of flying off the handle and fucking Ted, the story could have ended happily.
But we knew those nine deaths would happen. Mike's death was infinitely more impactful to me.
Leona Lewis
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Believe.
Those seasons of BB were obviously stellar, however - not taking anything away from them. But this is the first year it's not even a debate in my opinion.
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The Lydia talk in here's embarrassing. You guys definitely need to get out more.
Infinite Justice
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shes fucking paranoid though so if anything she might use the solution earlier like she did with Mike (he was just badass enough to stop it)
Okay. I'm on Season 2 of Mad Men right now. I guess I'll keep watching. Thus far I've preferred Breaking Bad all the way, although Mad Men is quite good.
A scared person is a very dangerous thing. Lydia will cause some major problems.
Todd may convince them he's a loose end after quitting. Declan too. Everyone will be on his ass. But who's getting the M60 in return?
Not as a loose end under investigation by his DEA brother-in-law.
I'm surprised that the minority members of the "9" were not singled out for particularly gruesome murder, given the white supremacist bent of Todd's crazy family. I suspect that this was the case and edited once apparent how insanely revolting an already gut wrenching scene it was sans race and took it out.
Can someone explain why Walt couldn't have payed them off? Was it only because then he'd have to do it three months later after coming to his senses (writer bullshit?)
I would start it with Hank acting strange after leaving the bathroom, followed by Walt using the bathroom and noticing the out-of-place book. Followed by a weird passive-aggressive psychological game of cat and mouse between the two.
Hank starts investigating, realizes that Skyler is involved, which creates tension between himself and his own wife...maybe he gets caught by his boss who explicitly told him to cease and desist with that case? Right now all Hank has is a book of poetry and a couple of initials that could stand for anyone. He's still very much alone with the case.
It's good to have you back.
Jzero
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Well he could get his co-workers to do the dirty work for him.
But Gale's handwriting in the two notes is a distinct match. I almost thought Walt could have played off the note as being from Gretchen (perhaps her maiden name started with a B?), but the handwriting makes that impossible.
shadyspace
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The racist component of a prison gang like the AB (who has a strong alliance with the Mexican Mafia for example) is nothing more than an intimidation tactic at this point. Dudes are all business.
I bet it would be pretty damn hard to smuggle drug money into a prison directly after someone caught caught doing the exact same thing.
NathanMcMahon
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Outstanding 'finale'. Michelle did a great job directing and I can't wait to see what she does on GoT
Good luck with him both getting that book out of the house (a book that will likely disappear once Walt catches on) and convincing his boss to hire a handwriting expert.
The lawyer making the money drops was also arrested, probably going to talk. Also, Walt never liked the idea of paying people to shut up, he always wanted them dead.
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